OS X Server 10.2.8

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Originally Posted by dnanian

That right, it can, and it should be fine to back up when the server is quiet. I strongly suggest, though, that -- if you're using any MySQL based apps (or similar database programs) -- you consider using the pre/post backup scripts to export your live database to snapshot it.

Thanks for your fast response to my questions!

You lost me, though, about the pre/post backup scripts and exporting my live database to snapshot it ... any suggestions where I can learn more about what that means and how to do it? I'm guessing it's a little much to go into here.

Since I'm primarily just running Web and Mail services on my Xserve (10.3.9 currently), I don't believe any of those are MySQL based, so maybe it's a moot point in my case.

Bob